# Philippe Martinez elected secretary-general of the CGT

Date: 2015

On 3 February 2015 the National Confederal Committee of the CGT, the union's internal parliament, elected [Philippe Martinez](/people/philippe-martinez), 53, former head of its metalworkers' federation, as secretary-general with 93.4% of the vote. He succeeded Thierry Lepaon, who had resigned in January, and the committee also approved his new leadership team.

## People

- Philippe Martinez: https://factrail.ai/people/philippe-martinez

## Sources

- https://www.bfmtv.com/economie/emploi/la-cgt-unie-derriere-son-nouveau-chef_AN-201502030256.html
- https://www.rtl.fr/actu/debats-societe/l-equipe-de-philippe-martinez-elue-ce-mardi-a-la-tete-de-la-cgt-7776445206
- https://www.cgt.fr/comm-de-presse/election-du-bureau-confederal-de-ladministratrice-et-du-secretaire-general
- https://www.ash.tm.fr/magazine/2896/cote-cour/en-bref-election-a-la-cgt-407219.php

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/martinez-elected-cgt-secretary-general-2015-02-03